We only had the ribs so not sure about the sides. These were the best ribs from a restaurant we've had. These meat was flavorful and tender. Prices were ok. Loved that it isn't in town and parking is easy. Definitely going back when I'm around there again. read more

This is the absolute BEST barbecue my husband & i have ever had. & I mean EVERYTHING was delicious, the sides, our sweet tea. Service was amazing, got our food out very fast! Very welcoming & homey atmosphere. read more

Stopped here after a four hour drive from South Carolina and it was like an oasis in the desert. The pulled pork sandwich and burger were delicious and they have the really good crunchy fries. The ladies working there were friendly. read more

As a local content creator here in Gatlinburg The Gatlinburg Hussey, Hungry Bear BBQ was pretty good and ill tell my subscribers to check it out too I had the regular BBQ Brisket and some slaw which was good and enough to share read more

Food was okay. Side orders were served in very small plastic containers. Beans were from a can. The price they charged was inexplicably higher than the posted prices on the menu. Seemed shady. Cute place with rustic ambiance. Almost all the soda machine dispensers were broken. Cute outdoor picnic tables or there were tables inside the restaurant. Briscuit was good but possibly not really smoked. read more

My wife had a burger and chili cheese fries!! I had pulled pork and fries.Delucoius food and plenty of it !! Pet friendly outdoor setting under a nice shade tree. Great service Very quick and friendly.!! Nice and clean, including restroom. Highly suggest trying when you get the chance. Don't miss it! read more

Stopped in for lunch on our way home. The food was DELICIOUS! We got brisket sandwiches, mac and cheese and fries. I am super picky about BBQ, especially the sauce, but this place was amazing! Stop in and grab a bite! read more

The BBQ was just OK. I've had much better. The portion sizes were disappointing. Pricey, even by Gatlinburg standards. Overall value was inadequate. Easy ingress/egress with parking. I won't be back. There are better options. read more

I believe this is very good roadside bbq I got the brisket and others in my party got the pulled pork they were both very good. I would say that if you can't handle spice like me I would recommend mixing the mild and sweet sauce together, but a person in my party told me that the hot bbq sauce was very spicy but didn't kill the flavor like some spicy things can so that's a plus. The lady at the counter was very polite and friendly so that's good. Overall 8.5/10 read more

spoke to folks leaving, said pulled pork good. it is good. loud inside, yell numbers for orders. rate low and sides are not great. hamburger bland. i would eat here again for pulled pork; thats it. ran out of brisket and hamburgers and otehr stuff. recommendation to bump it up a notch. recommend eating here for pulled pork. read more

I was visiting from out of town, looking for something to eat driving from our cabin we saw hungry bear on the side of the road decided to stop since we hadn't had any BBQ yet on our trip. When I tell you this place was so good!!! And the prices you can't beat it!!! This place is worth the stop and I'll be back again!!! Everyone was friend as well when walking in!! read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Great stop for lunch after zip lining. Cute decor. Pulled pork sandwich was filling. Others enjoyed hamburgers. And friendly staff.

Rode by this place many times . I live in gatlinburg. It's never very busy. I spend over 30.00 for 2 bbq sandwiches and fries and slaw and Mac and cheese they told me was homemade. It was not good bbq . Not much on a sandwich. The slaw and Mac and cheese were from a box . The containers of these were so small. The fries were good . Bbq wasn't as good as I expected. I will not return. Sad . It's in a great spot . read more

Very good reliable BBQ served by super nice people. I had the Brisket and it was delicious. My girlfriend had the pulled pork sandwich. Also very good. A great way to end our day. read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Place your order here. Delicious BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Very small town, hole in the wall, local spot feel. Exactly what we needed after the chaos of the downtown area. Hungry Bear was EVERYTHING we hoped for. Friendly, helpful, welcoming staff. Quiet, enjoyable atmosphere. Delicious home cooked BBQ and sides. Bonus - beautiful outdoor scenery with picnic benches and a creek to enjoy. We had fall off the bone, juicy tender full of flavor ribs. Melt in your mouth brisket and pulled pork. Creamy, flavorful Mac n cheese and delicious creamy (not wet) red potato salad. Omg. Full. Good portions. Reasonable prices. Not a single complaint. We all loved it. We all left feeling happier, full, light hearted. It was an all around great experience and worth every penny. Tip - bring cash to tip; tips can't be added to card purchases. You're not waited on, but, the staff are so prompt and friendly you'll likely want to leave them something extra. Check them out. I believe this is #2 and about 15 minutes drive out of the downtown area. It makes for a great little spot to enjoy a great meal. read more

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Staff is ok; not exactly warm personalities. The burgers are so salty that they are ALMOST qualified to be meat-flavored salt patties. Fries were good. Soft drinks were properly mixed. $32 for two burgers, two sides, and two sodas. The location is quite scenic. Unfortunately, I think that any other burger place would have been better. read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Salt burger and fries. - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

This place was absolutely flame. I'm from New England and I wanted some Tennessee barbecue and this place did not disappoint. Holy smokes I mean, literally, great little smokehouse. The best thing on the menu are the ribs. I packed those suckers down. They were so melty and soft and tender, and they fell right off the bone. They had such a nice layer of fat on them, but not too fatty. They were unctious. Love their sauces too. Their brisket was pretty decent, though it was a little drier than I would've liked, but very crushable and delicious. Service was fast. Inside a restaurant is no frills. White checkered table cloths nothing fancy, but nobody goes out for barbecue to sit fancy. It was perfect. Also pretty good value for the money. Definitely worth a visit when you're in Gatlinburg. read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - The best thing on the menu. The ribs. - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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Hands down the BEST BBQ in the area. First discovered Hungry Bear BBQ after hiking Ramsey Cascades. Conveniently located right at the intersection of East Parkway and Greenbrier Cove Road (road to the Ramsey Cascades Hike), we stumbled on Hungry Bear years ago after a hike. Being famished, we saw the smoker billowing out front and knew something was delicious was being served out of the smoker. Had one of the best BBQ experiences here years ago and have made multiple return visits on trips back to the area over the years. Camping around Pigeon Forge this trip, but we made it a priority to swing by for a return visit again after 5 years. Hungry Bear did not disappoint! Ordered the "Combo Four" which includes a generous portion of fall-off-the-bones ribs, pulled pork, pulled chicken, and quarter chicken along with a couple of rolls and two side serving (I ordered Mac & Cheese and Green Beans). Everything was fall off the bone tender, smoky, sweet and delicious! Sides were delicious and their house BBQ sauces were perfect. The cashier/server was so friendly and welcoming. As an added bonus, they were pulling a bunch of extra ribs and cuts out of the smoker as we ate which made the whole experience just that much more perfect. We've visited a ton of BBQ spots around the region and this spot is one we continue to think of and return to whenever we're in striking distance. A perfect spot for delicious BBQ after a day of hiking, scenic driving or if you simply find yourself anywhere this side of the Smokys! read more

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Such a great place! The restaurant is cute and the food is fabulous. We ordered ribs, pulled pork, wing and a burger. All great! read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

I am local and I thought I would give their hamburger a try. Worst hamburger I have ever had. Their BBQ is fatty, sides are expensive but ridiculously small. Only two tenders for a $10 kids meal. I strongly suggest if you want a burger to head on into Gatlinburg and hit up Blue Moose. Best burger around made fresh and Juicy. This was dry and dense. read more

I'm so excited that Hungry Bear has added hamburgers, wings, French fries, and other goodies to their already delicious menu. The burger was delicious, and the baked beans with barbecue meat was great! read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Very friendly, great brisket. Would go back. A little quaint establishment. Very clean and the service is quick. read more

We had been planning on going to Delauders but when we arrived (7pm on a Thursday) it had already sold out of everything. We ended up coming here because it was really close to Delauders, and the yelp rating looked good. The BBQ was really average... basically similar to an average place that you can get in any state. Keep in mind I'm a bit of a BBQ snob so I may be in the minority here (it did seem to be popular). I had the ribs, which were overcooked, and did not have a strong smoky flavor. I wasn't the biggest fan of the marinate that they had used. The sauces to add were all quite tasty (and essential because of the ribs flavor), and the prices were reasonable. read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Full slab ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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We visited again after a hike and I made sure to take a picture this time. My husband is usually patient for my food pics, but he wanted to dive in today! I had to stop him...he was drooling over the thoughts of BBQ the whole hike. We ordered the same meal we had on our first visit since it was soooo good! Everything was delicious, the same as our first visit, but the mac & cheese seemed less cheesy. read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Four Meat Combo and a drink - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Nice pull over and eat spot! Driving through town and saw this cozy bbq spot. Mac and cheese is so good! The baked beans are equally delicious! Smoker right out in front. Great prices too read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Smelly place (very bad inside and around), ran out of fountain drinks, below average BBQ. Only positive the friendly staff and OK BBQ sauces. read more

Food was ok, definitely nothing to write home about, pulled pork no flavor and was room temp, beans right of of the can, Mac n cheese was frozen special, chicken sandwich was ok read more

Wanted to try a BBQ spot that more local vs the tourist trap in downtown Gatlinburg. I got the 4 meat platter: comes with chicken, beef, pulled pork, and ribs. The chicken was great and super moist and juicy. The ribs was cooked perfectly but the flavor was lacking a little bit. The pulled pork was all right but inconsistent, there were some good and juicy pieces but then there were some super super dry pieces. It was stringy and dry like jerky. The beef was def my least favorite. It was dry and had no flavor. Wouldn't have gotten that again. The bbq sauces were great! I loved the mild and the sweet. They were the perfect sauce in my opinion and I would have gotten a bottle of that. I got the Cole slaw and potato salad. Cole slaw was your classic Cole slaw, it was solid and refreshing. I loved the potato salad!! I would have gotten more of this. The potato was cooked perfectly and the dressing was great. Not too mayo-y Overall it was a decent meal but wasn't too excited about it. read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - 4 meat platter. Chicken, pork, beef, ribs. Potato salad was awesome - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

It's not knock your socks off bbq. Pulled pork was dry and hardly any flavor. Sides were very small. For $24.99 kind of a disappointment.

Was creeped out pulling into this place but husband decided to give it a try anyway. Got pulled pork sandwiches. Didn't even eat mine because it smelled funky. Husband said it smelled like a urinal inside. Like other reviews, pork was dry and had no smoke flavor. Waste of $. Seems to be a local hole-in-the-wall-no- where-else-to-eat type joint. Threw 75% of the meals away. read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

I try to always lean to the positive, but being hangry isn't a help to me right now. My Wife and I are in Gatlinburg, and after driving most of the day, neither of us wanted to go out. The delivery choices were slim, but we used an app to order BBQ from here. We were given expected arrival times and they kept getting pushed later. After 2 hours, I tried to call the restaurant. All signs pointed to them being open, but I couldn't get anybody to pick up. I chat with a rep from the delivery app. They told me that the order was being prepared now and it should be to me in 65 minutes. I started at only 50, but after 120, I just had to wait 65 more. At this point, I'm ready for bed and the rep kindly cancelled/refunded the order. I ordered pulled pork, potato salad, Cole slaw, and a sausage. Only the sausage needed cooked, so this tells me that the restaurant likely never checks for these orders. If that's the case, please don't participate with the group. read more

WARNING!!! Terrible it smelled like urine when I went in. Ordered it was $41.43! This is going to sound exaggerated but I assure you I am 100% accurate. When you order they speak English after you sign and your food comes out it's they don't understand. I will attach a picture of what was given to me. We ordered the 2 meat and kids chicken sandwich. 1 kids drink and adult tea. The ice machine was jammed as we struggled to get the ice to come out of the narrow plastic chute they ignored us. When the food came it was a small bag. I'm like what okay okay great skills. The ribs were greasy!!!! I have eaten better canned meat. The pulled pork was kinda gross and the sides must have been left over from days ago. This maybe a great place in a 3rd world country. NEVER AGAIN AND I WILL DISPUTE THE CREDIT CARD BILL. read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - This was a kids chicken sandwich and two meat plate. $41.43 oh NO! - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Sides are from a can. Meat has no flavor. I got the brisket sandwich and I would never go back or recommend.

Stopped in while passing through and thankful we did! This is a cozy little bbq haven on the side of the road that has some solid bbq. There are about a dozen picnic tables surrounding the place for outdoor seating and about half a dozen tables inside. Ordered the rib sandwich and a few side items: cole slaw, potato salad and baked beans. They have a unique method of removing the bones from ribs for their rib sandwich, so it's exactly how it sounds. A sandwich of pure rib meat. It is heavenly. The side items were ok, but it was the cole slaw that really shined. Slightly tangy and perfectly crunchy! They offer 3 different homemade bbq sauces. Found the mild sauce to be best option with the rib sandwich, as it provided a great tangy flavor without too much sweetness. Come here for the rib sandwich and some cole slaw! Top the sandwich with the mild sauce. read more

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We had a small family wedding and we needed somebody to help us with food for a small reception about 32 people and the Hungry Bear went out of their way to make us a great meal and did a great job of getting things ready on time and ready for us I would recommend them whether it's the step by for a sandwich or whether you need help with a bigger dinner read more

The FOOOD and the price of the food needs to be looked at the food had no flavor to it whatsoever. I had to drench my entire order in barbecue sauce. The Potato salad had no flavor to it and came in a little baby cup. Same with the clothes saw had no flavor came in the baby ass cup. I got too many baby ass ribs for 26.39 I would expect more, the service and decor was hideous to say the least it dose not reflect what southern foods should be very disappointed read more

We were on vacation in Gatlinburg and couldn't help but notice staff chopping seasoned hickory wood outside early one morning. We made it a point to come in for lunch and see what was smoking! I ordered the pork platter. It had a wonderful arrangement of smoked meats including; sausage, pulled pork, and ribs. Ribs had a nice, crisp, bark with Smokey flavor. Sausage and pulled pork were good as well. My wife tried the half rack of ribs and enjoyed them. All three kiddos made happy plates and that's two thumbs up from any parent of potential picky little people. We had our mother in law and no complaints there. We highly recommend this for either indoor or outdoor eats. There was amble sitting inside and out. Bathrooms are located in a dining area. That would be my only complaint, however the bathrooms are well stocked, clean and proper decor. We felt appreciated as customers and can't wait to return! read more

Hungry Bear BBQ - Ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

The amount of pulled pork on the sandwich was minimal and the sides were served in a small plastic container and the pricing was $15 a plate. The food was subpar and i would recommend eating at a different bbq restaurant read more

Back in 2013 and 2015, I made multiple visits to this place, they were very high on the bbq list at that time and you knew they were smoking the meat. Today, I dropped in and I knew something was abnormal right away, as their smoker was not going (1st flag). I asked about it and they said they don't smoke everyday (2nd flag), I began to order anyway, which I normally wouldn't do given those first two items, and I ordered the 4 meat platter, and they were out of brisket (3rd flag). At this point, I didn't have high expectations on what the taste would be. The food was tender, but the meat didn't have any smoke flavor to speak of. I would not return unless there was a complete change over in the restaurant strategy. Very disappointing. The people there however, were very nice. Unfortunate read more

Fast and friendly service, and a nice quiet atmosphere. Although the food itself was INSANELY overpriced and bland as far as the bbq went. And the sides were just Busch's canned baked beans and nasty green beans. Tasted like the food was days old then reheated. This place had some of the best bbq in Tennessee just 7 or 8 years ago so I was quite disappointed read more